DUNGUN: A 48-year-old female climber collapsed and lost consciousness while hiking at Air Terjun Langsir, Chemerong, here Saturday (Oct 17).
Operations Commander Senior Fire Officer Ishak Abd Aziz said the victim, Lim Kah Wah from Bayan Lepas, Penang, was participating in a hiking activity with 31 other participants and five mountain guides.
He said the Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call regarding the incident at 11:22am before contacting the mountain guide accompanying the victim to obtain further information regarding her location and condition.
He noted that based on initial information, the victim was located about 9km from the foot of the mountain, with the trek to the location estimated to take up to 15 hours on foot.
"At 1:00pm, assistance from the Fire and Rescue Air Unit was requested to evacuate the victim, while an application to activate the state's Special Tactical Operation and Rescue Team of Malaysia (STORM) was made at 1:30pm," he said in a statement Saturday.
Ishak said an AW139 helicopter with five personnel aboard departed for the location at 2:26pm to carry out the victim evacuation mission.
"The victim, along with her husband, was successfully evacuated from the location at 5:50pm and brought to SM Sains Dungun near here," he said.
He added that the victim and her husband arrived at the school at 6:00pm before being transferred to the Dungun Hospital to allow the woman to receive medical treatment. - Bernama
